Eukaryotic genomes contain a large proportion of repetitive DNA sequences, mostly
transposable elements (TEs) and tandem repeats. These repetitive sequences often …

Summary White campion (Silene latifolia, Caryophyllaceae) was the first vascular plant
where sex chromosomes were discovered. This species is a classic model for studies on …

How do separate sexes originate and evolve? Plants provide many opportunities to address
this question as they have diverse mating systems and separate sexes (dioecy) that evolved …

The nonrecombining regions of animal Y chromosomes are known to undergo genetic
degeneration, but previous work has failed to reveal large-scale gene degeneration on plant …

Recent molecular and genomic studies carried out in a number of model dioecious plant
species, including Asparagus officinalis, Carica papaya, Silene latifolia, Rumex acetosa and …

Sex chromosomes are particularly interesting regions of the genome for both molecular
genetics and evolutionary studies; yet, for most species, we lack basic information, such as …

We carried out a global survey of all major types of transposable elements in Silene latifolia,
a model species with sex chromosomes that are in the early stages of their evolution. A …

To elucidate the mechanism (s) underlying dioecious flower development, the present study
analyzed a SUPERMAN (SUP) homolog, SlSUP, which was identified in Silene latifolia. The …

Dioecy is relatively rare in plants and sex determination systems vary among such species.
A good example of a plant with heteromorphic sex chromosomes is hop (Humulus lupulus) …

The loss of functional genes from non-recombining sex-specific chromosomes [1, 2], such as
the Y chromosomes in mammals [3] or W chromosomes in birds [4], should result in an …